Kerry meets Saudi Foreign Minister over Daesh threat

US State Secretary John Kerry held an impromptu meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir, during which the two discussed the terror attacks in the country and challenges being posed by Daesh.

"The two discussed the need to combat and defeat Daesh, including in Syria, where the Kingdom has offered to commit troops to the counter-Daesh campaign," the State Department said in a press release.

Kerry and his Saudi counterpart also discussed the need for a political transition in Syria, the situation in Libya, the effort to reach a political resolution in Yemen, and recent developments between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Earlier in the day, the State Department "strongly" condemned the recent spate of deadly terrorist attacks that have been focused on civilians, including women and children, and which have brutally taken hundreds of lives from Istanbul to Dhaka to Baghdad to the attacks in Saudi Arabia.

Source: MENA